news.yahoo.com — A San Francisco start-up, Pay By Touch Solutions, is expected to announce today $130 million in fresh financing for a novel way of paying for groceries and other goods and services: a machine that reads your fingerprint.
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kb9okbOct 5, 2005
In all seriousness, most fingerprint readers can be faked quite easily using a gummi bear. Google it if you don't believe me.
drenOct 5, 2005
LoL! Lowtech's comment for the win! :D
m4tt3rOct 5, 2005
"Granted, I don't like the idea either, but there's already no way around it, so it doesn't matter anymore. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about. And when someone does something to you, say, steals from you or kidnaps a loved one, you'll be glad there are ways they can be tracked down."---You have got to be kidding me. Do you remember what country we're in?There are so many things wrong with what you said, I don't even now where to start.I hope others don't believe that fascist crap!
m4tt3rOct 5, 2005
That also sounds like something said in the 1940's Germany.
starvingbenOct 6, 2005
hokiewalrus: I understand where you are coming from, hopefully it is only a small minority of fools eagerly awaiting the "protective" watchful eye of big brother. I'm sure most have learned from history that, if given the power, government will most likely use it against you instead of to protect you.There are already stores which do not take cash, and considering the popularity of the euro, the decline of the US dollar, and the passing of CAFTA it is easily possible that an american continent currency will soon be proposed -- and considering the lifestyle of most americans it even seems possible that most stores will opt to switch to all digital payment systems to save the trouble of accepting different currencies. As far as fingerprints being more secure there are two issues - for one, anyone in technology knows that nothing is secure, when your credit is stolen you can change your number or cancel the card, if someone gets your biometric fingerprint data (let's say, they steal it from the oh so secure grocery store) you can't change your fingerprint, you are screwed, and if you have ever been a victim of "identity theft" you know how clear it is that the gov and credit bureaus couldn't give less of a rats behind when your privacy and finances are compromised. Second issue - this is personal information and we are human beings with rights to our personal information. Your DNA, Blood type, biometric retina make-up, biometric face make-up, and fingerprints are personal aspects of your body which should only need to be submitted to a governing body if you are a criminal. As far as I can tell this is just another way of dehumanizing the general public, brought on by illegitimate governments (at least as far as microchipping, look up mexican gov chipping employees) and illegitimate corporations. The ruling class in the US and the rest of the world (look up cecil rhodes, round table groups, ect.) sees us as cattle or slaves, they feel that they are somehow more deserving of the splendors of this planet and we are a plague inhibiting their pleasures. These mechanisms of control have been intentionally spiraling towards their eventual hellish goal through incrementalism - like bringing the frog in your pot to a boil so slow he doesn't think to jump out until he is already cooked. That is why the argument of us already having technology that tracks is irrelevant, the same people who were making a fus about bar codes 20 years ago are now making a fus about RFIDs and they should be. It was only 10 years ago that the x-marine ranting about the gov implanting him with a microchip was the lone kook (.. though we all profess to know that public knowledge of gov technology is a good 40 years behind), yet today the technology is commercially available and the former Secretary of Heath and Human Services is touring public schools telling kids to get chipped. I don't know about you, but just about now is that time when you start looking around and freaking about because last thing I knew it was 2005, but it's sure starting to look a whole lot more like 1984.